ETENDERS

Contract award notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/05/2015

External Reference: 2015-409891

TED Reference: 2015/S 094-170975

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Enterprise Ireland and Intertrade Ireland
N/A
The Plaza, East Point Business Park
3  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Irene Sadleir
E-mail: enterprise-ireland@achilles.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/434
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82318&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Economic and financial affairs
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
The contracting authority is Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland
The Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Co. Down  Newry
UK

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract:

Single-party framework agreement for programme management services for the HBAN Programme

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No11:  Management consulting services [6] and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Island of Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Governments of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland recognise the importance of encouraging new innovative high potential start-ups for the growth and future prosperity of the economy. To facilitate such activity, it is acknowledged that a stable and appropriate supply of finance is required. The objective of the HBAN Programme is to deliver a regionally focused Business Angel ecosystem that reflects international best practice, with more active and better trained Business Angels, well-formed and functioning Syndicates who will ultimately invest more capital into a larger number of early stage companies.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79400000   Business and management consultancy and related services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79421000   Project-management services other than for construction work
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    Lowest offer 3000000  and  highest offer 3600000 EUR
    Excluding VAT

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
    1. Technical Merit of the Proposed Service - Operation of HBAN . Weighting 2000
    2. Technical Merit of the Proposed Service - Administration of HBAN . Weighting 1000
    3. Technical Merit of the Proposed Service - Angel Eco-System Development . Weighting 1500
    4. Technical Merit of the Proposed Service - Financial Management Revenue Generation . Weighting 100
    5. Technical Merit of the Proposed Human Resources . Weighting 2000
    6. Ultimate cost for the Initial Contract . Weighting 3400
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2014-42

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 214-379419  of 04.11.2014

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    HBAN Programme

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    01.04.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 2
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    Dublin Business Innovation Centre
    The Tower Trinity Enterprise Centre
    2  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 1671311
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Initial estimated total value of the contract:
    Value: 1800000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    Total final value of the contract:
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
    Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
    Not known
    Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted:

    Dublin BIC tendered as a consortium with Cork BIC, South East BIC and West BIC.

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.2)

    Additional information:

    The contracting authority on this procurement is Enterprise Ireland and Intertrade Ireland jointly.

    The estimated value of the entire framework agreement is in the region of Euro 3600000, however this is not guaranteed.

    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.3.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Consult a Legal Advisor
    IE
    Internet address: